Category Archives: Tasting Notes

Ratings By Robert Parker (84-86) Tasting Notes A pleasant, picnic-styled 2005, this wine offers sweet cherry and currant fruit, a medium ruby/purple color, moderate body, light tannin, and a short finish … especially for the vintage.(Wine Advocate #164 Apr 2006) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This attractive dark ruby-colored, well-balanced, medium-bodied 1999 exhibits notes of underbrush, cassis liqueur, and dried herbs. The wine possesses finesse, harmony, and copious fruit. It can be consumed now and over the next 13-14 years.(Wine Advocate #140 Apr 2002) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker (72-75)

Ratings by Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by this property??s tell-tale cassis characteristics. Medium-bodied and monolithic, with fine ripeness as well as depth along with light to moderate tannin in the finish, the 2001 Grand-Puy-Lacoste should be at its peak between 2006-2014.(Wine Advocate #153Jun 2004) By Robert Parker

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes A chocolatey, berry-scented nose with weedy cassis, licorice, and earth aromas is followed by a medium-bodied wine with fine concentration. Although monolithic, the 1995 is well-made, mouthfilling, and moderately tannic. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2015. Readers should be aware that this property was recently sold by Madame Gasqueton (the proprietor… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes Soft, round, and evolved, the plum/garnet-hued 2003 offers sweet scents of black cherries, plums, and figs, medium to full body, a charming fleshiness, and low acidity. Enjoy this seductive wine over the next 7-10 years. (Wine Advocate #164 Apr 2006) By Robert Parker

Tasting Note The Pinot Noir is immediately aromatic and expressive. An intriguing fruit nose comprising of cherry and ripe red fruits leads onto a poised palate. The result is a well balanced, firmly structure yet approachable wine. -by Official Website

James Halliday : 92pts Grape 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Rating & Awards Rated 5 Stars by WINESTATE Bronze Medal – 2010 Winewise Sall Vigneron Awad Silver Medal – 2010 Limestone Coast Wineshow Tasting Notes Deep red colour showing subtle oak and complex sweet black berry fruit and some bright cassis notes. Supple on the palate and… Read More »

Region Barossa Valley Tasting Notes Rich, sweet and silky, delivering a lovely mouthful of lush fruit flavors, centering around currant and plum, with hints of licorice and leather at the edges. Expands and deepens on the finish. Approachable now, but should continue to improve for years.–Penfolds Grange vertical. -93 pts by Wine Spectator

Region: Rioja Grape: Tempranillo Points & Awards: 92 points by Robert Parker Tasting Note: Dark concentrated cherry red wine; liquorice and black pepper aromas; Full-bodied with an elegant bitter finish